Topeka, Ks - Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh is pleased to announce Marilyn
Chapman's appointment to the Kansas Election Reform Advisory Council. She will
serve as a member of the Finance subcommittee.

In order to receive funding for implementation of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (HAVA), a new federal election reform law, an advisory committee must
be established and a state plan developed. The council is comprised of 45 members
who each serve on one of the following subcommittees: Accessibility, Finance,
Central Voter Registration, and Voting Standards and Education.

"The advisory council will provide recommendations for implementing requirements,"
Thornburgh said. "I look forward to working with members of the advisory
council and hope to provide leadership for election officials across the nation."